Zack smoothed his hand over the last Non-prom poster and taped it up. He climbed down the ladder admiring the view.

"Non-prom?" Mr. Belding shook his head again. "I still think it sounds a little too rebellious."

"Mr. Belding, the only way we can get people to come to the prom is by making them think they aren't going to a prom at all! Look around you Mr. Belding. Students are energetic again. Hey—and Jessie said we've already made a fortune in tickets."

Mr. Belding took a slow turn around the hallway taking in the new scene of students who were smiling, laughing, and talking. Mr. Belding shrugged his shoulders, "I guess you're on to something, Morris." and walked away. "Non-prom," he mumbled and shook his head.

"Zack, I just convinced three nerds and a dweeb to buy Non-prom tickets!" Screech yelled flailing his arms and legs widely as he ran toward Zack.

"Atta boy, Screech!" Zack gave him a pat on the back.

"Yeah, telling them that no one is going to have a date made them beg me to buy tickets!" Then, he paused, "No one is going to have a date, right?" he asked timidly.

"Right," Zack confirmed.

"You see, Violet kind of already asked me to be her date. She's says it's very important that we go together. She's very forceful."

"Yeah, I could see that," Zack remarked sarcastically. "Screech, you can still be together without going together. If you have a date, it will ruin it for everybody. We're supposed to be single and… mingle," Zack convinced him twirling his fingers trying to come up with a less cheesy word.

Screech scratched his head. "So, I can go with Violet without going with Violet."

"Sure, once you're there, who's to say you can't dance every dance with her," Zack shrugged.

"Thanks, pal," Screech slapped him on the back. "I'll tell Violet."

Zack smiled as he watched his goofy friend run down the hall. "Oh, Screech!" Zack called after him, "Congratulations on being Bayside's last couple standing!"

In the middle of the hall, he noticed three girls pointing at the non- prom sign and chatting. He raised his eyebrows and approached them with his signature charm. "Ladies, please tell me you'll be attending the non-prom Saturday."

"Well, it sounds fun, but we don't have dates," a petite blond replied.

"But that's the beauty of the non-prom. No one needs dates," Zack informed them in the sweetest voice he could muster. The girls stepped back in shock, their mouths hanging open as they hung on Zack's every word. "It's all about meeting new people, dancing, and having a blast. And best of all, without a date, my dance card is empty which means, I'll need some beautiful girls to dance with," he grinned and winked.

The girls giggled wildly. "We'll see you there!" a dark haired girl cooed. The girls scurried to the cafeteria happily.

Zack rubbed his hands together and grinned, "This is going to be the best prom—"he spun around but stopped in mid sentence to see Kelly staring up at the non-prom poster. He lost his smile as he remembered that he had had his best prom ever already, and if he were to be honest, he would be prom's biggest fan if he and Kelly were still together. But honesty had never been Zack Morris's strong suite.

"Non-prom. Sounds very Zack Morris to me," she squinted her eyes at him. "Let me guess,"she pointed, "this is a scheme that will finally allow you to have multiple dates at once," she laughed.

"You know me too well," he grinned. Then, he stood next to her staring up at the poster. They were both silent.

She pushed her hands into her pockets of her floral, jean skirt. Zack mirrored her movement without realizing it. "Are you going?" he asked nodding toward the poster.

"I bought my ticket today," she replied shuffling a little.

"Oh, so you didn't have a ticket already," it came out more as a statement than a question.

"No, but Slater convinced me that it would be fun. He promised me a few dances in case I was afraid I wouldn't have anyone to dance with."

"I don't think you have anything to fear," he glanced at her. She smiled at him. And with that smile he forgot about the chance to dance with every girl at Bayside. He forgot about Jennifer, Kristy, and Heather. He wanted to ask her to be his prom date. He wanted to start the chase all over again. But it was over. They were friends. He liked being single.

He cleared his throat, "So, Slater convinced you. I guess you both are still… you know… since cut day…" Zack couldn't figure out how to phrase it.

"He's a great guy and we have a lot of fun together," she cut in noticing his loss for words. She stopped for a beat as she stared up at the poster on the wall. "We're friends."

Zack couldn't help but smile a little as he glanced over in her direction.